Hercules, Samson and Ulysses

Hercules, Samson and Ulysses
Italian poster for Hercules, Samson and Ulysses
Directed by Pietro Francisci
Produced by Joseph Byrd[1]
Screenplay by Pietro Francisci[1]
Starring
Music by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino[1]
Cinematography Silvano Ippoliti[1]
Edited by Pietro Francisci[2]
Production
company
I.C.D.[3]
Release date
  • 20 December 1963 (1963-12-20) (Italy)
Running time
 93 minutes[3]
Country Italy[2]

Hercules, Samson and Ulysses, (Italian: Ercole sfida Sansone) is a 1963 Italian peplum film directed by Pietro Francisci.[4]

Plot

On one of the many Greek Islands, Hercules and Ulysses are asked to kill a sea serpent menacing the coast and its inhabitants. They succeed, but their ship is caught in a storm. Shipwrecked, they come to Phoenicia and encounter the mighty Samson, who they help in battling the vicious Phoenicians.

Cast

Release

Hercules, Samson and Ulysses opened on December 20, 1963 in Italy.[3] It was released in May 1965 in the United States.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 91.
  2. 1 2 Brennan, Sandra. "Ercole Sfida Sansone". Allmovie. All Media Guide. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 92.
  4. ↑ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.

References

  • Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 1476662916.


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